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Date: 4 Jan 2025 Top Tropicals Telegram channel & chat

What is the miracle behind the Miracle fruit?

Miracle Fruit, synsepalum dulcificum

What is the miracle behind the Miracle fruit?

🍭 Miracle Fruit, synsepalum dulcificum is a small, red berry that can temporarily make sour foods taste sweet. The berry contains a protein called miraculin, which binds to taste buds and alters the way sour foods are perceived. Sour turns into sweet!
🍭 Native to West Africa, this fruit has been used for centuries as a natural sweetener and is often enjoyed at "flavor-tripping" parties.
🍭 It's also used by chemotherapy patients to help improve their sense of taste, as it can make bitter or metallic-tasting foods more palatable.

📚 Learn more from earlier posts:
How to make sour taste sweet and what causes the miracle?
Everyday Miracle - Grow the Dream!

🛒 Plant your own Miracle Fruit

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Date: 2 Jan 2025 Top Tropicals Telegram channel & chat

Why this pepper is different?

Piper longum - Indian Long Pepper, Pippali

🍲 Why this pepper is different?

🍀 Piper longum - Indian Long Pepper, Pippali - is a sweeter, less pungent cousin of black pepper, prized for its unique flavor and healing powers.
🍀 Its leaves start out heart-shaped, then lengthen as the plant matures. Originating from South Asia, Pippali is a fun and exotic choice for any spice lover seeking a fresh twist on classic pepper.
🍀 Its dried fruit makes a tasty seasoning, while traditional medicine loves it for soothing coughs, easing congestion, and calming upset stomachs.
🍀 This vining shrub can climb a trellis or fence, preferring shady spots with regular watering.

Date: 31 Dec 2024 Top Tropicals Telegram channel & chat

What plant can symbolize a Year of the Snake

Clinacanthus nutans - Snake plant

🐍 What plant can symbolize a Year of the Snake

🎉 Clinacanthus nutans - Snake plant!

🍾 Celebrate New Year of the Snake with this exotic Thai plant that marries beauty and folklore!

👄 Its striking blooms resemble the open mouths of snakes, adding a mysterious allure to your garden.

Traditionally used in Thailand for snake bite relief, this captivating specimen not only enhances your space but also sparks conversation among guests.

🛒 Order Snake Plant

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Date: 22 Dec 2024 Top Tropicals Telegram channel & chat

Do you have Longevity Spinach in your garden?

Gynura crepioides - Okinawa Spinach, Purple leaves

Longevity Spinach (Gynura)

Gynura crepioides - Okinawa Spinach, Purple leaves

Do you have Longevity Spinach in your garden?

Longevity Spinach (Gynura) is a leafy green plant known for its mild flavor and nutritional benefits. It is one of the Superfoods, known for its longevity-promoting properties in traditional medicine. There are two varieties - Green (Gynura procubens) and Purple leaves (Gynura crepioides - Okinawa Spinach).
It's often used in Southeast Asian cuisine, added to soups, stews, and salads for its health-promoting properties, including immune support and improved digestion.
It is prized for being easy to grow and rich in vitamins and antioxidants. This green is also known as cholesterol spinach, and there are many claims that it lowers can cholesterol.
Perfect for hot and humid climates unlike traditional Spinach that only grown in cooler areas. It will thrive in any type of soil, any type of light other than dark shade, and is pest-free.
Very adaptable to container gardening and even grows well on a windowsill.
The leaves and young shoot tips can be steamed, used in stir fry, tempura, stews, and soups. Just add them at the very end.